Water wheel



G. MQASK WATER WHEEL May 12, 1931.

Filed Oct. 12, 1 29 d ATTORMQAY Patented May '12, 1 931 Ge-omen; AsK';orKIRKWOCI), camroimm' WATER WHE L' I It is one object of the invention toprovide a water wheel that may be readily shifted from theshore to anydesired point in a running stream from a fixed mooring station, orreadily shifted relative to a given mooring station. I

It is another object to provide a water wheel that may be readily raisedor lowered into an inoperative or operative position relative to thestream from a given relatively fixed point.

It is also an object to provide a water wheel of the character indicatedso constructed and .arranged as to operate a power 1 shaft at themooring station.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a water Wheel ofthe character indicated, and manipulating means there- I for, that willbe simple in construction, economical to manufacture and install,positive in action, strong, durable, and highly eflicient in itspractical application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a plan View of the device, parts brokenaway.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device, parts broken away and partlyin section.

Figure 3 is a diagrammatical illustration of a portion of the wheelraising mechanism.

" Figure 4 is a diagrammatical illustration of a portion of the powertransmission mechanism.

Figure 5 is an enlarged plan View of a portion of the wheel raising andshifting mechanism.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail illustration showing the cable connectionto the wheel, part broken away.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail illustration of a pulley with a wheelraising cable there- Figure'8 is an enlarged detail illustration of aportion of the power transmitting mechanism.

The main features of the device comprise a pair of pontoons 1 connectedby a bridge member 2 on supports 3, the supports 3 being arranged to 7form vertical guides l.

The water wheel 5 has its axle 6 revolubly 59 mounted in rollers as 7mounted to operate metering-axle beingfitted' with a" menanis)n for r sfigi hinhl l ws-metr se sian ii rfl shame he:

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Gonncted to the crank 8" is j a cable" 27,; one portion of which exteiidsjupw'ardly and over a pulley 28 and tlience" downwardly forwardlyover pulleys as" at'29 to joinj a-simila'r' cable: 27a at" a point "'30reform a single cable 31', and the other portion: ex: tending?downwardly over apulley as 5 32 and" rot thence forwardly over a pulleyas 33 to join a similar cable portion 27a at a point 34 to form a singlecable 35. The cables 31 and 35 pass around independently revoluble drums3637 on pier end 18 and form a loop passing around a pulley as 38, sothat a pull upon either cable portion 31 and 35 will move the otherportion in the opposite direction and rotate the drum upon which it iswound in the direction indicated'by the arrow at 39 through the mediumof a pawl and ratchet as at 40. c

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that throughtheoperation ofthe cranks 19 or 19a the wheel 5 may be raised 1 or loweredas desired, and the wheel may be swung inwardly toward the shore of thestream or away therefrom as desired, and the rotating cranks 88a pullfirst upon one cable 31 and then the other, 35, to rotate the powershaft 41 constantly in the direction indicated.

It is to be understood, of course, that while I have herein shown anddescribed but one embodiment of the invention, changes in formconstruction, and method of assembly and operation may be made withinthe scope of the appended claims.

I I claim: V

1. A structure of the character described comprising, a supporting meansadapted to float upon a stream, a water wheel mounted for verticaladjustment on the supporting means, a fixed anchorage, a pair of cablesconnected to the wheel and to the anchorage, means for actuating thecables to move the wheel in a vertical plane, and means for actuatingthe cables to swing the wheel about its vertical axis, and powertransmission means connected to the wheel.

2. A structure of the character described comprising, a floating waterwheel support, having a pair of spaced vertically disposed guides formedtherein, a water wheel mounted between the guides and having an axleengaging the same, pulleys mounted upon the guides and support, a pairof independently operable and revoluble drums, a fixed support therefor,and cables connected to opposite ends of the wheel axle and engagingsaid pulleys and mounted on said drums wherebyto raise or lower thewheel or alter the angular position of the float relative to the fixedsupport.

3. A structure of the character described comprising, a floating supportand a fixed anchorage, vertical guides mounted on the support, a waterwheel having an axle engaging the guides, a crank on the axle, pulleysmounted on the, guides and support, a pair of revoluble drums mounted onthe anchorage, means for actuating the drums independently or as a unit,cables connected to the cranks and passing over the pulleys and attachedto the drums, a power shaft mounted on the fixed anchorage, a pair ofdrums mounted thereon with driving connections therebetween, a pulleymounted adjacent the drums, and a cable passing over the pulley and bothdrums, pulleys mounted above and GEORGE M. ASK.

